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From big screen to small, the stage to the airwaves...if it's entertaining, we've got it. Browse our highlights for the best in entertainment.
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Queen of the Air
A True Story of Love and Tragedy at the Circus
Written by Dean N. Jensen
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $26.00
A true life Water for Elephants, Queen of the Air brings the circus world to life through the gorgeously written, true story of renowned trapeze artist and circus performer Leitzel, Queen of the Air, the most famous woman in the world at the turn of the 20th century, and her star-crossed... Read more >
A True Story of Love and Tragedy at the Circus
Written by Dean N. Jensen
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $26.00
A true life Water for Elephants, Queen of the Air brings the circus world to life through the gorgeously written, true story of renowned trapeze artist and circus performer Leitzel, Queen of the Air, the most famous woman in the world at the turn of the 20th century, and her star-crossed... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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The Piano Shop on the Left Bank
Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
Written by Thad Carhart
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2002
Price: $15.00
Walking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign—Desforges Pianos—he enters, only to have his way barred by the shop’s imperious owner. Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally lands the proper introduction, and a... Read more >
Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
Written by Thad Carhart
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2002
Price: $15.00
Walking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign—Desforges Pianos—he enters, only to have his way barred by the shop’s imperious owner. Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally lands the proper introduction, and a... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Start and Run Your Own Record Label, Third Edition
Written by Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $21.95
For everyone interested in starting a record label–to market new talent or to release and promote their own music–there has never been a better time to do it!
Music can be released, distributed, and promoted for a fraction of traditional costs. Veteran author and music-business consultant Daylle Deanna Schwartz (who started... Read more >
Written by Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $21.95
For everyone interested in starting a record label–to market new talent or to release and promote their own music–there has never been a better time to do it!
Music can be released, distributed, and promoted for a fraction of traditional costs. Veteran author and music-business consultant Daylle Deanna Schwartz (who started... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Movie-Made America
A Cultural History of American Movies
Written by Robert Sklar
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: December 5, 1994
Price: $21.95
Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values. 80 black-and-white photos. Read more >
A Cultural History of American Movies
Written by Robert Sklar
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: December 5, 1994
Price: $21.95
Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values. 80 black-and-white photos. Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Get Happy
The Life of Judy Garland
Written by Gerald Clarke
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2001
Price: $18.00
She lived at full throttle on stage, screen, and in real life, with highs that made history and lows that finally brought down the curtain at age forty-seven. Judy Garland died over thirty years ago, but no biography has so completely captured her spirit -- and demons -- until now.
From... Read more >
The Life of Judy Garland
Written by Gerald Clarke
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2001
Price: $18.00
She lived at full throttle on stage, screen, and in real life, with highs that made history and lows that finally brought down the curtain at age forty-seven. Judy Garland died over thirty years ago, but no biography has so completely captured her spirit -- and demons -- until now.
From... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Vintage Guide to Classical Music
Written by Jan Swafford
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: December 15, 1992
Price: $21.00
The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond.
The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an... Read more >
Written by Jan Swafford
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: December 15, 1992
Price: $21.00
The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond.
The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an... Read more >
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The Conversations
Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
Written by Michael Ondaatje
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2004
Price: $21.00
The Conversations is a treasure, essential for any lover or student of film, and a rare, intimate glimpse into the worlds of two accomplished artists who share a great passion for film and storytelling, and whose knowledge and love of the crafts of writing and film shine through.
It was... Read more >
Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
Written by Michael Ondaatje
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2004
Price: $21.00
The Conversations is a treasure, essential for any lover or student of film, and a rare, intimate glimpse into the worlds of two accomplished artists who share a great passion for film and storytelling, and whose knowledge and love of the crafts of writing and film shine through.
It was... Read more >
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Living with Shakespeare
Essays by Writers, Actors, and Directors
Written by Susannah Carson
Foreword by Harold Bloom
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $16.00
Why Shakespeare? What explains our continued fascination with his poems and plays? In Living with Shakespeare, Susannah Carson invites forty actors, directors, scholars, and writers to reflect on why his work is still such a vital part of our culture.
We hear from James Earl Jones on reclaiming Othello as a tragic... Read more >
Essays by Writers, Actors, and Directors
Written by Susannah Carson
Foreword by Harold Bloom
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $16.00
Why Shakespeare? What explains our continued fascination with his poems and plays? In Living with Shakespeare, Susannah Carson invites forty actors, directors, scholars, and writers to reflect on why his work is still such a vital part of our culture.
We hear from James Earl Jones on reclaiming Othello as a tragic... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Acting for Young Actors
For Money Or Just for Fun
Written by Mary Lou Belli and Dinah Lenney
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $16.95
Do you know a teen that's been bitten by the acting bug? Here's just the book they need! Acting for Young Actors, aimed at teens and tweens, lets kids hone their skills and develop their craft. It begins with the five W's: WHO am I? WHAT do I want? WHY do... Read more >
For Money Or Just for Fun
Written by Mary Lou Belli and Dinah Lenney
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $16.95
Do you know a teen that's been bitten by the acting bug? Here's just the book they need! Acting for Young Actors, aimed at teens and tweens, lets kids hone their skills and develop their craft. It begins with the five W's: WHO am I? WHAT do I want? WHY do... Read more >
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True and False
Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor
Written by David Mamet
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 22, 1999
Price: $14.00
Invent nothing, deny nothing, speak up, stand up, stay out of school. With these words, one of our most brilliantly iconoclastic playwrights takes on the art of profession of acting, in a book that is as shocking as it is practical, as witty as it is instructive, and as irreverent as... Read more >
Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor
Written by David Mamet
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 22, 1999
Price: $14.00
Invent nothing, deny nothing, speak up, stand up, stay out of school. With these words, one of our most brilliantly iconoclastic playwrights takes on the art of profession of acting, in a book that is as shocking as it is practical, as witty as it is instructive, and as irreverent as... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
